The Orchard Project 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - The Orchard Project Auditions

THE ORCHARD PROJECT 2026 SEASON - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY EPA

The Orchard Project | New York, NY

Notice: Audition
Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, July 6, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To sign up for a slot, please use this link:
Schedule Audition

CONTRACT

LOA
$680 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in The Orchard Project's 2026 Season (see

BREAKDOWN

).

PREPARATION

Please prepare EITHER a short monologue OR a short song OR a one-minute monologue and 16-bars of a song. Audition material may not exceed 2 1/2 minutes. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music.

LOCATION

Skidmore College
815 N Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632
Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater. There is parking at the Arthur Zankel Music Center.

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Karina Fox: Resident Producer
Sophie D’Amore: Core Fellow
Katya Yurkovskaya: Core Fellow

OTHER DATES

See

BREAKDOWN

for production-specific dates.

OTHER

Orchard Project Website
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s

CONTRACT

s prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

THE ORCHARD PROJECT 2026 SEASON

DUST AND SHADOW

March 2026
Music by Jonathan Reid Gealt
Lyrics by Dustin Sullivan
Book by Kasey Marino
Co-Directed by Madsie Flynn and Melissa Crespo
(This workshop was cast)

KILL THE WHALE

May 2026
Music and Lyrics by Daniel Emond
Book by TJ Young and Daniel Emond
Directed by Taylor Reynolds
(This workshop was cast)

COAL

Dates: 7/6-7/11
Written by Nicholas Connors
Music Directed by Fred Lassen

SEEKING:

• Will Foster (This role is cast) (20s) — Irish-American Miner and World War 1 Veteran. Headstrong and charismatic. A dreamer in spite of a million reasons to give up. Strong Tenor.
• Charlotte Hayes (20s) — Irish-American coal camp school teacher. Quick-witted and fearless. She is a budding labor activist. Mezzo/Belter.
• Eli Carter (This role is cast) (20s-30s) — Young, African-American labor organizer for the United Mine Workers. Quick-talking, passionate, and incredibly charismatic. Must be able to deliver a complicated high energy patter song. Tenor.
• John “Tex” Robinson (This role is cast) (50s) — African-American coal miner. Stoic, protective leader of the Heron Creek Crew. A commanding elder presence who sets the tone for the younger miners. Baritone.
• Jimmy O’Neil (20s) — Irish-American. Will’s best friend and Charlotte’s confidante. He is a miner and part-time inventor who is hard-of-hearing from an injury in World War. - Tenor/Baritone (for ensemble singing)
• Don Chafin/Horace Blackburn (40s) - The ruthless, imposing anti-union sheriff of Logan County. “Good ol’ boy” energy and not to be messed with. Baritone - also sings in ensemble.
• Giovanni “Twig” Berardo (This role is cast) (17) — Young, hot-headed Italian immigrant miner, easy to anger. Tenor.
• Henry “Fish” Fisher (30s) — Soft-spoken miner who follows the others’ lead. Eventual actor should play guitar. Bari-tenor.
• Foreman Jackson and others (30s-40s) — Bitter and petty foreman of the mine. Tenor/Baritone.
• Deputy Carl and others — Country bumpkin police deputy, comedic chops. Tenor/Baritone.
• Effie Johnson and others - female ensemble roles. Mezzo.